APRM Executive
President:
Rick Worrall
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Vice-President:
TBA
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Treasurer:
Darren Brown
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Secretary:
Rachel French de Mejia
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​Director at Large:
Michel Desjardins
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Director at Large:
Jim MacPherson
Past President:
Chris Moehr
Mission Statement:
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Recognize Metchosin as a fragile environment that must be nurtured, protected and preserved for future generations.​
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Recognize that support of the public and elected representatives is essential for the protection of rural Metchosin.
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Foster open communication with elected representatives, other rural groups and the public.
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Encourage awareness of the consequences of growth and work to maintain low population densities in our rural community.
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Recognize the uniqueness of Metchosin as a residential community and recreational greenspace and work to ensure only limited development occurs on non-agricultural rural and uplands lands.
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Recognize the Agricultural Land Reserve as the core of our rural community, and support and initiate policies that preserve ALR land.​​​​​​
APRM Guiding Principles
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Recognize Metchosin as a fragile and potentially endangered environment;
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Promote the uniqueness of Metchosin as a rural community and provider of agricultural and recreational green space;
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Monitor and provide input to the policy-making process as it relates to local and regional land use to sustain and preserve Metchosin’s rural character;
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Engage in open communication with elected representatives, public servants/agencies, other rural-based organizations and the public;
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Raise awareness of the consequences of growth and work to maintain low population densities in our rural community in accordance with our OCP;
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Recognize the Agricultural Land Reserve as core to our rural community and support and initiate policies that preserve and promote appropriate use of agricultural land;
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Initiate and engage in purposeful collaboration with local agencies in biodiversity stewardship.